How to avoid children becoming lost or separated

Have a “Buddy”. Remember Toy Story and the “Moving Buddys”. Each person teams up with another and is responsible for making sure they are together. As a family of six this has worked very well for ensuring people don’t get lost or left behind.

Agree on a central meeting place where you can all gather together if you should lose each other.

Never ever let your children play unsupervised around water – even if they can swim. Many accidents with water happen with children who are quite good swimmers and perhaps a little too confident.

Remind the children not to talk to strangers.

Don’t let a group of children become too widely dispersed. You will have the devils own job rounding them all up – and counting them in.

Make sure someone is in charge

Be clear about who is in charge. Otherwise you can have that familiar conversation which goes along the lines “But I thought they were with you”

Don’t allow small children to use sharp tools unsupervised

Tell the children never to eat wild foods unless they are with a knowledgeable adult who has told them it is safe to do so

Hands should always be washed after playing outside

If playing on a beach or in a local park never throw stones or hard balls near other people. This is probably the biggest cause of minor injuries on beaches

Always take your litter home –and especially anything sharp. Our daughter was really badly cut on the beach by a bit of old BBQ metal she fell on in the sand dunes. And sadly she still bares the scars.

If you adopt these safety rules when you are out with the kids it will help to keep you kids safe and you all have fun.

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